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NYC Board of Elections worker says ‘not my job to report anyone’ when asked about registering non-citizens

A New York City election worker told an undercover reporter he would not report non-citizens trying to register to vote, saying "that's not my job."

Jesse Jackson, R.I.P.

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Mamdani asks New York State to raise taxes on ‘ultra-wealthy’ to address city budget deficit 

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) asked Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul to raise taxes on the “ultra-wealthy,” citing a "significant chasm" in the city's $5.4 billion deficit. During a preliminary budget proposal announcement on Tuesday, Mamdani laid out two different “paths” the city could take to address the deficit concerns. The first and “most sustainable and...